Sacred Music at Asbury University

If you plan to study sacred music, take a look at what Asbury University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,741. In 2021, 6 sacred music majors received their bachelor's degree from Asbury.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sacred Music section at the bottom of this page.

Asbury Sacred Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Music

Asbury Sacred Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sacred music progam at Asbury compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sacred music major at Asbury is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sacred Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Sacred Music Schools	20
Most Focused Sacred Music Schools	29

Sacred Music Student Demographics at Asbury

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sacred music majors at Asbury University.

Asbury Sacred Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sacred music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sacred music at Asbury are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sacred music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asbury University with a bachelor's in sacred music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Asbury also has a doctoral program available in sacred music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
• Biblical Studies
• Religious Education
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Missionary Studies

Careers That Sacred Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in sacred music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Asbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Philosophy and Religion Professors	260	$70,730
Music Directors and Composers	40	$49,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amannelle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.